Learn more about Victoria's wine country. You will find a selection vineyards, tours, bed and breakfasts and information about various wine producing regions in Victoria. We hope this helps you learn more about Australian wines. Feel free to visit some of these areas on your next vacation to Australia.

• 12 Acres Winery: It's a little off the beaten track, but is well worth the trip. The tiny winery is an oasis set in the gold and ironbark hills of Bailieston, midway between Nagambie and Rushworth. Not far is the Rushworth State Forest, the historic Balaclava open cut mine and Whroo Cemetery.

• Andrew Garret Vineyard Estates: The Yarra Glen vineyard is situated in the cool-climate Yarra Valley region of Victoria, an area renowned for the quality of its premium wines. Yarra Glen will, in the future, be the source of many new and exotic varietal wines.

• Bendigo Wine Region: The Bendigo Wine Region's wineries and vineyards boast a proud history of producing top-quality wines. Located a comfortable 90 minute drive North from Melbourne along the Calder or McIvor Highways, extending from Heathcote in the East to Kingower in the West and South to Harcourt.

• Blue Pyrenees Estate: Set in the beautiful natural surroundings with extensive landscaped gardens the Estate is a "must visit" location. The winery features tours of the "cave", the underground cellars, a wine tasting centre, superb lunches on weekends and public holidays, picnic facilities, art displays and a shaded Petanque Piste. The winery produces four different wine ranges - Blue Pyrenees Estate Reserve Wines, Blue Pyrenees Varietal Wines, Leydens Vale and Fiddlers Creek. If you travel west from Melbourne through the historic town of Ballarat and then continue for another 70 kilometers along the Sunraysia Highway you will arrive at the sleepy little town of Avoca.

• Brown Brothers: Brown Brothers produces the largest range of varietal wines in Australia. Over many years of study they have identified the ideal growing sites for different varieties among the extraordinarily diverse climatic conditions of the King Valley. They have developed pioneering techniques in winemaking with the Kindergarten winery, a research and development facility exploring new processes and re-assessing traditional methods.

• Coldstream Hills: Situated in the cool and beautiful Yarra Valley, about one hour's drive east of Melbourne, its steep, close-planted vineyards have become a signature of the region. So too have its wines (most notably Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs) which reflect a climate cooler than Bordeaux and a little warmer than Burgundy

• Diamond Valley Vineyards: Since the first release in 1982, Diamond Valley Vineyards has enjoyed outstanding acclaim for its wines, amassing a tally of medals quite out of proportion to its tiny size, and justifying the Lances' insistence on Quality before Quantity. The hillside vineyard in Melbourne's Yarra Valley is blessed with pure air, bathed in sunlight and is a haven for kangaroos and native birds.